Inventor · Fairfax, VA, US

Wolfgang Elser

20Patents
6h-index
25Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 19, 1973 → Nov 18, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4819239A Laser Q-switch Electricity 27 Expired
US4913934A Process for making laser Q-switch Electricity 22 Expired
US6991580B2 Toroidal variable-speed drive unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 11 Expired
US3991054A Disperse dyes based on isoindolene derivatives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US6855086B2 Motor vehicle transmission with a toroidal variable-speed drive unit Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US5301069A Nonlinear rugate optical limiter Physics 7 Expired
US3987045A Disperse dyes based on isoindolene derivatives Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US4373102A Isoindoline dyes, their preparation and use Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US4213757A Aqueous dye formulations for cellulose or cellulose-containing fibers Textiles; Paper 6 Expired
US4198205A Triazinyl-anthraquinone dye formulations for cellulose or cellulosic fibrous material Textiles; Paper 5 Expired
US4154747A Production of virtually pure 1-amino-8-nitro-4,5-dihydroxyanthraquinone Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US4401815A Isoindoline colorants Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7476175B2 Variator for an infinitely variable toroidal drive of a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US4294581A Uniformly dyed water-swellable cellulosic fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US4048199A Production of aminonitrodihydroxyanthraquinones by partial reduction dinitrodihydroxyanthraquinones Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US3939162A Anthrapyrimidine dyes Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US4181668A Anthraquinone dyes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US3952275A Photon sensor and method of fabrication Electricity 1 Expired
US7004877B2 Variable speed transmission arrangement with an infinitely variable toroidal drive and a summing gear set of the planet wheel type Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 0 Expired
US12246588B2 Electric axle drive for an at least partially electric motor vehicle having a switchable torque vectoring operation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.